Defendant Alec Harris placed a ten pack of lager on the till of the store in Blackburn Road at around 8.25pm on June 20.<br /><br />After the shop worker asked him if he wanted a carrier bag, Harris tried to force his way behind the counter.<br /><br />He then pointed a green handled knife at the store worker, saying: “Open the till. Give me your money.”<br /><br />When the store worker said he couldn’t, Harris replied: “You can. You can. I am going to kill you.”<br /><br />Having forced the store worker to open the till, Harris grabbed a quantity of cash before fleeing the store, going towards Blackburn Road.
